Boys and girls ages 4-21 have broken out the gloves, bats and cleats and begun practicing as they eagerly await the NEAA Baseball Opening Day of April 30th. This year the North End Program, run by Commissioner Ralph Martignetti and Sports Coordinator John Romano will have approximately 250 children as part of a baseball team. Read More…
The Nazzaro Center-NEAA basketball league, a program servicing about 125 boys and girls ranging in age from 4-18, held its annual awards banquet at Filippos restaurant on Sunday March 13 and it looked like an old Boston Garden sellout of 13,909. Actually there were only about 200 children and their families but it did fill the hall to Read More…
Thanks to the North End Athletic Association over 60 people attended the 2016 Winter Classic Alumni Game between the Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens at Gillette Stadium on Thursday December 31st. A great start to New Years Eve. By all accounts, it was a better game than the actual Winter Classic. This photo was taken Read More…
Only in Boston’s North End does Santa Claus arrive by helicopter at the ball fields on Sunday afternoon to kick off the annual North End Christmas Parade, now in its 45th year. The warm weather brought out thousands to Puopolo Park for Santa’s arrival, followed by the Christmas Parade through the neighborhood streets. Four marching Read More…
On Saturday November 14th, the North End Athletic Association held the final session of the 10 Week Fall Soccer Program. This year over 140 children, boys and girls from ages 4 to 12 participated. “We had a great program with the most children and the most coaches in our 4 year history of this wonderful Read More…
The North End Athletic Association held a special soccer clinic last week led by Coach Soren Balea from Bunker Hill Community College. Coach Balea brought several BHCC players in uniform that helped run the clinic. Over one hundred kids, ages 6 through 12, attended the special practice for the professional level drills at Puopolo Park Read More…
The North End Athletic Association recently donated hockey gloves, shin pads and elbow pads to several young players in the North End Youth Hockey Program. The NEAA received the equipment from a grant written to Good Sports earlier this year. Thanks to help from Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the NEAA received over $14,000 worth of equipment Read More…
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) has begun its 5th season of youth soccer at local parks with 148 children between the ages of 4-12 years old participating in the program. There is a waiting list for several age brackets. Those interested should visit www.neaabaseball.org to sign up. All photos by Phil Orlandella. All photos by Read More…
Article by Coach Rick Martignetti Game 1 Semis: Dodgers 13 Astros 5 The 15u North End Dodgers entered this year’s playoffs as the 3 seed and away team in a best two-out-of-three series against the highly talented and highly rivaled 2 seed Boston Astros. Game 1 started off in the Astros favor leading 5 to Read More…
It is time to think Soccer! The NEAA has been working on a newly expanded format for 2015 and we hope it will make your child’s experience a little better. We are keeping the same age format, 4 & 5 Year Olds, 6 to 8 Year Olds and 9 to 12 Year Olds. It is Read More…
Every year the North End Athletic Association takes kids from the Nazzaro Recreation Center’s Summer Camp Program to a fun day of baseball at McCoy Stadium in Rhode Island to see the Pawtucket Red Sox. This year, they went on July 30th. Several Members of the NEAA also attend with the kids along with Nazzaro Read More…
Catch up on the NEAA (21 and under) Dodgers and their run in this year’s playoffs: NEAA 21U Dodgers Finish 14-4; 2nd Seed in the Playoffs The NEAA 21U Dodgers wrapped up their regular season with a 15-0 thrashing of Waltham and secured the 2nd seed for the upcoming playoffs. The Dodgers have been rock solid all Read More…